Llapushnik Explained

Official Name:Llapushnik
Native Name:Llapushniku
Native Name Lang:sq
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kosovo
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kosovo
Subdivision Type:Location
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Pristina
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Drenas
Leader Name:Ramiz Lladrovci
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3433
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:42.5656°N 20.8439°W
Postal Code:13000

Llapushnik (or Llapushniku) is a village in municipality Drenas in Kosovo.

Demography

Demographics
YearPopulation
1948
1953
1961
1971
1981
1991
Ref: Federal Office of Statistics and Evidence of Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, census for 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981. and 1991.

History

The village became notorious after 1998 because of the Lapušnik prison camp operated by the Albanian militant organization the UÇK. It also had a famous battle with the KLA and Yugoslav forces, which led to an KLA victory in 1998 known as the Battle of Llapushnik[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Kosovo Census results . 2020-02-01 . 2013-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001314/http://pop-stat.mashke.org/kosovo-ethnic-loc2011.htm . live .
  2. Web site: 2020-05-10. 22 years since the battle of Llapushnik. 2022-01-07. KosovaPress. en-US. 2020-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20200515042545/https://kosovapress.com/en/22-years-since-the-battle-of-llapushnik/. live.
  3. Web site: 2020-05-09. Veseli: The Battle of Llapushnik increased the population's confidence in the strength of the KLA. 2022-01-07. KosovaPress. en-US. 2022-01-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107220649/https://kosovapress.com/en/veseli-the-battle-of-llapushnik-increased-the-populations-confidence-in-the-strength-of-the-kla/. live.